COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Seminole County

Florida · 287,529 residents · 309 sq mi

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Seminole County is a county of 287,529 people in Florida. Households here earn about 30% more than in Florida as a whole. The population has fallen 21% since 2000. The poverty rate is 7.2%, under the national 13.2%. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median household earns $35,637, about 18% above the national median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

26% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

287,529

−21%vs 2000

vs 365,196 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.5

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

309 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024481K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(19,847)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(20,032)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(20,230)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(20,108)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(19,421)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.3%(52,498)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.5%(50,185)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(32,325)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(22,971)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.4%(18,461)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(8,998)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(2,453)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,637

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,326 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,644

−32%vs 2000

vs $24,591 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.2%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$91,100

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $115,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$548

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $731 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.9%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.5% in 2000

33.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic75.2%(274,682)

Black9.2%(33,688)

Hispanic / Latino11.2%(40,731)

Asian2.5%(8,992)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic88.2%(253,469)

Black8.3%(23,980)

Hispanic / Latino6.5%(18,758)

Asian1.7%(4,759)

Other1.9%(5,321)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican9.9%(47,638)

South American4.8%(22,978)

Cuban2.6%(12,409)

Mexican2%(9,760)

Colombian1.8%(8,864)

Dominican1.6%(7,703)

Central American1.6%(7,486)

Venezuelan1.2%(5,845)

Ecuadorian0.6%(2,858)

Peruvian0.6%(2,676)

Spaniard0.4%(2,032)

Salvadoran0.3%(1,551)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Nicaraguan0.3%(1,512)

Panamanian0.3%(1,508)

Guatemalan0.3%(1,387)

Argentine0.3%(1,287)

Honduran0.2%(858)

Chilean0.1%(591)

Costa Rican0.1%(580)

Bolivian0.1%(280)

Uruguayan0.1%(247)

Paraguayan0%(6)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2%(9,411)

Vietnamese0.8%(3,925)

Chinese0.8%(3,868)

Filipino0.7%(3,175)

Korean0.4%(1,877)

Pakistani0.2%(1,027)

Thai0.1%(522)

Taiwanese0.1%(500)

Bangladeshi0.1%(301)

Japanese0.1%(290)

Laotian0%(179)

Burmese0%(178)

+ 7 more asian origin groups with data

Sri Lankan0%(89)

Indonesian0%(74)

Cambodian0%(56)

Nepalese0%(50)

Kazakh0%(29)

Malaysian0%(6)

Uzbek0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(783)

Samoan0.1%(300)

Chamorro0%(97)

Ancestry

American11.4%(54,780)

German10.8%(51,951)

Irish10%(47,993)

English9.7%(46,628)

Italian6.2%(29,858)

West Indian2.7%(12,874)

Polish2.4%(11,446)

French2.1%(10,174)

Scottish1.7%(7,994)

Jamaican1.2%(5,823)

Subsaharan African1.2%(5,718)

Russian1%(4,583)

+ 49 more ancestry groups with data

Haitian0.8%(4,024)

Swedish0.8%(3,969)

Arab0.8%(3,722)

Dutch0.8%(3,718)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(3,636)

Portuguese0.7%(3,245)

British0.6%(2,788)

Norwegian0.6%(2,662)

French Canadian0.5%(2,517)

Hungarian0.5%(2,244)

Welsh0.4%(1,922)

Brazilian0.4%(1,828)

Greek0.4%(1,733)

Danish0.3%(1,363)

Lebanese0.3%(1,333)

Egyptian0.3%(1,286)

Ukrainian0.3%(1,232)

Czech0.2%(1,026)

Romanian0.2%(1,016)

Slovak0.2%(973)

Canadian0.2%(913)

Iranian0.2%(814)

Swiss0.2%(806)

Nigerian0.1%(711)

Finnish0.1%(698)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(666)

Austrian0.1%(664)

Lithuanian0.1%(663)

Turkish0.1%(578)

Guyanese0.1%(526)

Serbian0.1%(523)

Croatian0.1%(453)

Kenyan0.1%(395)

Bulgarian0.1%(365)

Palestinian0.1%(282)

Israeli0.1%(256)

Belgian0%(234)

Slovene0%(181)

Syrian0%(175)

Barbadian0%(141)

Moroccan0%(124)

Cape Verdean0%(95)

Armenian0%(84)

Ghanaian0%(80)

Latvian0%(53)

Australian0%(46)

Jordanian0%(45)

Ethiopian0%(35)

Macedonian0%(13)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

26.3%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.6%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.8%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.2 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 18.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.7%(69,110)

Married51.8%(100,212)

Widowed2.4%(4,732)

Divorced10%(19,390)

Women 15+

Never married29.4%(61,107)

Married47.9%(99,561)

Widowed8.3%(17,150)

Divorced14.4%(29,868)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.5%

−8.0 ptssince 2013

from 17.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.2%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 57.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.5%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.3%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.5%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.2%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 73.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.3%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)25.4%(6,363)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.9%(7,002)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.6%(7,176)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.7%(1,190)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(181)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 25,085 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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